New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-29

.srv;oe. Il would be only homeopathic oose
for the Democratic tiger and cnnid not ma~
him sick Mr. Dorsheimer's plank is given below
So show what an Administration editor HihisS
would be satisfactory plank to the hugwninpS-
Tho their Thon sppss
o. nc CIV, r q the Of the STATE 2.
sns rnss ss either q
those laws shall restrict nor snEe 1ns s%poysd in
tAG;' claimed to the members of the commit.
a.. a.. rr,es had been engrafted upon the civil
Service Reform regulations which were not AUTHOR
ryed nv law as for instance, the restriction tnat
no person above forty-five years OF age should DO
ero,tted "a enter for examination before the Var'
on. hoards Of Civil Service examiners FAINT as inc
tome of the resolution was. the 1ammahv nan
members fought it. Senator George IL FORSTER VI
fered the following ameDoment to ":
W. declare that popular Of the public srycs ps we
condemn al ,sss 70 e%d:Sa ~
M is9 10 appoint and control their own supo3
n mai ss'''' ''''' . ''' of
The amendment was at first rejected oy VOC "
0 to 10. Then Judge Nelson j. Waterbury, oi NO"
York. said that he would vote for the amehdnon''
IL were ,nod,hed in some respects He was opposea
g. az. do, ~ the Civil Service reformers that
nub,c officials should not be trusted to ascertain
the oual,tcat atoms of their own subordinates' ou'
that the duty of learning the qualtcationsoi men
.eek;ng admission to public service SHOULD DC gwen
IN the Board Of Civil Service Examiners Inc
Civil Service reform idea was good one ana no
urheld the law, but public officials shoud 90 POI
mit,ed TO ascertain the ability Of the wen they de
sired 70 employ and they alone should be the ex-
aminers. Mr. Forster therefore modihed MS
amend ment and it was adopted by vote OF IL 70
3. Judge Waterbury voting for il. The amehu'
ment as adopted is given below:
declare p9Pa. soScou o. o ns c
We arc 20 any which tends TO es me ~
Of ns sa % sss 81 4 the perform
ance Of their public dutiea a
,nent, it is said. were Nelson J; Waterbury hugh
j. Grant Rastus s. Ransom. r. b. Splnoia; pouih nj
Coekrsn George Forster 81 sfh ee orange District
n j o, Brlen of the Rensselaer, District; u sui
liyan of Kings, and Michael 3cQunn OF the AA.n
psar ssapsi hs the adooton Of the
amendment were Edward Cooper. William DOTS s.
hemer and John 4: Develin AS tne chai,% nro y,
fonodly ashamed of its action IN thus strikihS %
blow at Civil Service reform .;,,o,,, .oo,,e
well. gentlemen he sa,d nnpreissa sorm il that
Amendment stays IL it. Twill not read un iess IL 10
removed"
A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO " sTRADDLE"
One of Mr.. Dorshelmers friends moved that re-
cess of half an hour should be taken, and the mo-
ton was adopted. The news then quickly wen.
about the great hotels that Iammany HAL nau
captured the Committee on Resolutions and had
adonted plank stabbing Civil Service re-
form. Edward Cooper and Mr.. Dorsheimer were
inienselv ANNOYED by the action OF the
Committee and they sent out whippers-in to bring
the absent members Of the Committee on kesoiu-
tiops to the room. When the committee mel, there-
fore. half an hour later. every one OF the thTty
four members wac present. Edward cooper moved
that the Tammany Hall amendment should De
t;lled and the motion was adopted by vote OF
"a to 10. But Tammauy Hall was indomtable.
~f Won do not adopt some amendment to this
p,ank expressive of our ideas" said Congressman
Bourke Cochran, 81 will go upon the hoor OF 1ne
convention and fight your plank there
This threat frightened the tmid members OF inc
Commission and the suggestion was made by them
that oossibly IT would be well to make
n compromise with Tammauy Hall. Mr.
Dorsheimers plank was thrown aside and the
committee set to work TO manufacture
..straddies one that would at once favor and
stab Civil Service reform Mr. Cochran said that
Tammany Hail would be satisfied II the plank OF
fered to su bmit the question OF Civil Service 10
vote of The people He aud several other members
of Tammapy Hall had attempted last winter to In
dace the Republican Legislature to submit the
Question to the people and had failed. Oenerai
Spinola said the question whether or not contract
labor should be abolished in the State prisons had
been submitted TO the people. aud the result was
that Governor Cleveland signed the bill Inc
people voted IN the Affirmative and contract labor
was abolished.
MIR. Dorsheimer wrote ont the plank after
Bourks Cochran had suggested the idea
Then Mr. Dorsheimer prefaced the declaration WIN
another to the effect that the pemocratlc parry
.to,l hal sxilS arvtp rafQrm II
the Higgins case and in the case OF the 7 ederai
office holders who have just been here WORKING 10
Re elect President Cleveland The plank as aoopteo
reads as follows
The Democracy of NewYork their support OF
the Civil service laws OF the United States and Of the
bch In view of the radical change in the sdmnisra-
ton methods which grows out Of the Civil Service laws
thereto we deem this subject one which might properly
be submitted TO Tho popular vote
This plank was adopted by voteof "a to 10 All
TIE New-York members except Cooper, namely
Dorsheimer Cochran, Devilu, Grant. Blschon,
Forster. spinola and Waterbury voting for the
plank After waiting an hour and haI TO ALLOW reos
sembled and ex Governor Dorsheimer came upon the
Stage bearing the important document IN his hands
I he appearance of his towering form was greeted
with applause
HoNoRISG THE NAMES OF TILDEN. SEYMOUR
MCCLELLAN AND HANCOCK.
Before reporting the resolutions he read the
following resolutions for its separate action:
Reso'sed That the names Of nlden, Seymour Hen;
upright men recall the honor to be won In faithful
public service while the remembrance OF them requires
all other Democrats aid In msintaniug and advancing
the standard Of integrity which they sustained.
This was adopted by silent rising vote Mr..
Dorsheimer then read the following, which was
likewise adopted unanimously:
pseolred That upon this first assenblage OF q Demo
cratic Convention for the State since The retirement OF
Mr. Manning from the Treasury Department we desire
toexpress admiration OF the wisdom and success
which arked his administration OF that department.
Mr. Dorsheimer then read the platform in high,
clear voice aud with marked oratoricai effect The
convention listened to the reading with marked
attention but with few demonstrations The con-
Guiding lines OF the Civil Service plank ealing ior
a reference of the subject to the people, were loudly
appIauded, especially by the Tammany men. Gen.
eral Spinola and George h. Forster beamed with
satisfaction aud Colonel Fellowss face grew pink
as he pounded the floor with his little feet. The
convention responded with some little warmth to
the h0me-ruIe plank and to that repudlatlng the
idea of Federal aid to the Erie Canal. The liquor
plank which could not accurately be called by any